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Talent Takei So updated his X account by September 15, 2026, posting a lament about modern society: “It’s become a world with neither good nor evil — a crazy era where even violence and lies, nuisances and worthless things, all attract legitimate money out in the open.” The post argued that a system where you can cash in just by grabbing attention, by any means necessary, with no need for righteousness, hard-earned skill, or sincerity, is mocking the people who sincerely support others. Reactions on 5ch were split, with some sympathizing with the point of the post while others pushed back with comments like “This hasn’t changed since forever” and “Wasn’t Takei himself active within the confines of TV too?”
Talent Takei So (53) updated his X (formerly Twitter) account by the 15th, writing a lament: “What a sad era this is.”
Takei began: “It’s become a world with neither good nor evil — a crazy era where even violence and lies, nuisances and worthless things, all attract legitimate money out in the open.”
“A machine that needs no righteousness, no hard-earned skill, no sincerity, no learning whatsoever — one that turns attention into money by any means necessary — hands fame even to the most shameless of the greedy, and mocks the very people this world needs to support others. What a sad era this is.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Worthless garbage TV saying something.
Can't tell what he's actually criticizing.
Part of the problem is it's a world where calling that kind of person out by name gets you sued now.
What's this guy talking about? Weren't you bragging about your sleep schedule too? You just weren't good enough at it to cash in like Horie did (likely a jab referencing entrepreneur Takafumi Horie).
You force-feed us baseball! Korea! Johnny's talent agency! K-pop values morning to night,
and then the second everyone looks away it's trash talk? lol
He means Horie. This guy used to run the same act himself, so he's just jealous of Horie. Pot calling the kettle black.
What's he even in a mood about in the first place?
On top of that, going viral wins out over plain truth even if it's a rumor or wishful thinking — that same social mood is also behind the rise in 'yami-baito' crime-for-hire gig jobs.
"Infamy beats obscurity."
"Bad money drives out good."
I've been seeing these sayings a lot lately.
There's Takashi Tachibana, who preached exactly that and still ended up sent to a detention center.
No, hold on — to begin with, the whole system of the entertainment industry funneling money to organized crime is insane. Newspapers and TV networks are run by the same anti-social groups too.
The internet just made it easier for it to surface.
Background and Points of Debate
Takei’s post appears to have been prompted by the recent trend of nuisance streamers, hosts, hostesses, and organized-crime-linked figures gaining more presence on social media and in the press, while quiet effort and sincerity go unrewarded. In the thread, some cited the saying “Infamy beats obscurity,” pointing to the real-world example of Takashi Tachibana of the NHK Party, who gained fame through similar tactics and ended up sent to a detention center. At the same time, pushback was common, with comments like “The dynamic of ‘whoever stands out wins’ hasn’t changed since forever” and “Takei himself has worked as a TV talent,” and some pointed out that it’s hard to tell exactly who or what the criticism is actually aimed at. Others suggested that cases where crimes go unprosecuted, and a system where even spreading misinformation can grab attention, are part of what’s behind social problems like the rise of “yami-baito” crime-for-hire gig work.
※This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary from the 5ch (Geisports Sokuhou+) thread “Takei So Laments the ‘Whoever Gets Away With It Wins’ Era: ‘A Crazy Time When Even Violence and Lies, Nuisances, and Worthless Things All Attract Legitimate Money’.”
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